nFORCE chipset... Will you be waiting for it?

Kaliban · 28th June 2001, 12:54 PM

Sounds to me like it has alot of promise. If I ever get an AMD system this year then I think that it will be based on a MLB using the 420D chipset.

What are your thoughts? If you are planning on building an AMD based system soon, will you wait for this chipset?

Dr Kildare · 28th June 2001, 1:31 PM

Pretty much...

Sounds pretty promising & with the DDR RAM in "parallel" it should be pretty sweet...

Hot Duron · 28th June 2001, 2:30 PM

I think there's alot of hype and little substance at the moment. The Nvidia worship that went on when the board was released was almost comical.
Overclockers.com was the only site I saw actually ask some serious questions about the product, instead of just saying how "great" an unreleased product already was. If you can be excited about motherboards, then Nvidia teaming up with AMD is as exciting as it gets but while it may be perfect for a console, it will need vastly superior performance to be a success in a pc.
Or maybe Graphzilla will just cut the hell out of it's price, ala Chipzilla's P4. That would work too.

MoNk{LAH} · 28th June 2001, 4:08 PM

the nForce chipset looks to be a good replacement for my ageing kt7raid........looks like i need some cash though

Leopard · 28th June 2001, 4:23 PM

MicroATX nForce board, book size case, 17" LCD screen (those SGI one's have fast enough pixel refresh). No expansion cards neccessary, all on-board.

Very light, makes carrying a PC to a LAN an easy experience.

Come get some!

Manaz · 28th June 2001, 4:56 PM

If it lives up to the hype it has created, then I think it's going to be an excellent chipset, and will really get AMD systems cranking along quite nicely.

Draebor · 28th June 2001, 6:49 PM

as long as they get all the bugs out b4 release....last i read they were having problems with the integrated sound and networking for some reason...could this be why there's a separate non-nvidia audio chip onboard the asus a7n266?

eurotsm · 28th June 2001, 8:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Manaz
If it lives up to the hype it has created, then I think it's going to be an excellent chipset, and will really get AMD systems cranking along quite nicely.

I think Manaz has a good point. Nvidia are good at talking up features which are way ahead of their time and offer little benefit to early buyers - ie does anyone actually own a geforce 3 and notice a speed increase over a g2Ultra?

Swodahs · 28th June 2001, 10:26 PM

i agree with u there, i think its mostly hype, most of the benchmarks so far compare it against other mobos with test with the mx onboard on, so it would'nt be fair. I think the real benifiter would be the OEM manufactores using the nforce to claim geforce 2 gpu in thier systems

chainbolt · 28th June 2001, 11:45 PM

I'm not concvinced. Why should I spent my $$ for a Gf2 AND A 6-CHANNEL sound chip, when I have already better stuff?
As a matter of priciple I don't like integrated solutions. I want to decide by myself and keep the rig as free as possible.

What I need is just a fast, very fast chipset, and nothing else, and here SiS735 looks good.

Director · 29th June 2001, 8:33 AM

Well, I'm waiting for it. I'm currently running a BH6, celly 566 (@875), GF2mx Sblive 5.1. I could replace all of that in one MOBO AND get superior performance. Any of the pre-reviews I've read seem quite promising but like ED over at overclockers said "Dont get too excited until it hits the shelves". So I guess the bottom line is wether you bag it or love it no one will know until the thing is actually released.

Cheers
Director

Bravo · 29th June 2001, 10:02 AM

Beware the intergrated components :P

seaQuest_AMD · 29th June 2001, 10:48 AM

I am looking forward too the nForce Chipset, it is just so damned sexy

Manaz · 29th June 2001, 1:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chainbolt
I'm not concvinced. Why should I spent my $$ for a Gf2 AND A 6-CHANNEL sound chip, when I have already better stuff?

What do you have that's better than the 5.1 sound that's built in? It's been said that it will be better than any SBLive setup available - and AFAIK, unless you're running professional audio gear (in which case the nFORCE wouldn't interest you anyway), there's nothing better available.

The video, I agree with you entirely. Though the onboard may be useful for some people, I don't like the idea of sharing my system memory with my video memory, nor relying on the relatively slow system memory for video performance...

eurotsm · 29th June 2001, 7:40 PM

Despite my previous comments I must say that the idea of an integrated nvidia board is really sexy and I can't wait for them to be be released.

I can see myself patiently explaining to the IT manager at work how an nforce computer is the best machine on the market for autocad and other engineering programs

28th June 2001, 12:54 PM	#1
Kaliban Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,820	nFORCE chipset... Will you be waiting for it? Sounds to me like it has alot of promise. If I ever get an AMD system this year then I think that it will be based on a MLB using the 420D chipset. What are your thoughts? If you are planning on building an AMD based system soon, will you wait for this chipset?

28th June 2001, 1:31 PM	#2
Dr Kildare Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3,877	Pretty much... Sounds pretty promising & with the DDR RAM in "parallel" it should be pretty sweet... __________________ Notebook: Apple 15" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz (Penryn) File Server: Dell PowerEdge SC430 3.4GHz (Presler)

28th June 2001, 4:08 PM	#4
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28th June 2001, 4:23 PM	#5
Leopard Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane CBD Posts: 1,623	Next LAN machine... MicroATX nForce board, book size case, 17" LCD screen (those SGI one's have fast enough pixel refresh). No expansion cards neccessary, all on-board. Very light, makes carrying a PC to a LAN an easy experience. Come get some! __________________ VR/VS Commodore Owners Club Member #64 VS Series II Acclaim

28th June 2001, 6:49 PM	#7
Draebor Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 827	as long as they get all the bugs out b4 release....last i read they were having problems with the integrated sound and networking for some reason...could this be why there's a separate non-nvidia audio chip onboard the asus a7n266? __________________ ..::ugbox.net::..

28th June 2001, 2:30 PM	#3
Hot Duron Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 64	I think there's alot of hype and little substance at the moment. The Nvidia worship that went on when the board was released was almost comical. Overclockers.com was the only site I saw actually ask some serious questions about the product, instead of just saying how "great" an unreleased product already was. If you can be excited about motherboards, then Nvidia teaming up with AMD is as exciting as it gets but while it may be perfect for a console, it will need vastly superior performance to be a success in a pc. Or maybe Graphzilla will just cut the hell out of it's price, ala Chipzilla's P4. That would work too.

28th June 2001, 4:56 PM	#6
Manaz (Damned or Belated) Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4,797	If it lives up to the hype it has created, then I think it's going to be an excellent chipset, and will really get AMD systems cranking along quite nicely.

28th June 2001, 10:26 PM	#9
Swodahs Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Singapore Posts: 150	i agree with u there, i think its mostly hype, most of the benchmarks so far compare it against other mobos with test with the mx onboard on, so it would'nt be fair. I think the real benifiter would be the OEM manufactores using the nforce to claim geforce 2 gpu in thier systems

28th June 2001, 11:45 PM	#10
chainbolt Little member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Tokyo Posts: 76,965	I'm not concvinced. Why should I spent my $$ for a Gf2 AND A 6-CHANNEL sound chip, when I have already better stuff? As a matter of priciple I don't like integrated solutions. I want to decide by myself and keep the rig as free as possible. What I need is just a fast, very fast chipset, and nothing else, and here SiS735 looks good.

29th June 2001, 8:33 AM	#11
Director Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 235	Well, I'm waiting for it. I'm currently running a BH6, celly 566 (@875), GF2mx Sblive 5.1. I could replace all of that in one MOBO AND get superior performance. Any of the pre-reviews I've read seem quite promising but like ED over at overclockers said "Dont get too excited until it hits the shelves". So I guess the bottom line is wether you bag it or love it no one will know until the thing is actually released. Cheers Director

29th June 2001, 10:02 AM	#12
Bravo Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 10,051	beware... Beware the intergrated components :P

29th June 2001, 10:48 AM	#13
seaQuest_AMD Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Wollongong Posts: 1,233	I am looking forward too the nForce Chipset, it is just so damned sexy __________________ Awesome...awesome to the max.

29th June 2001, 7:40 PM	#15
eurotsm Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: South Coast NSW Posts: 16	Despite my previous comments I must say that the idea of an integrated nvidia board is really sexy and I can't wait for them to be be released. I can see myself patiently explaining to the IT manager at work how an nforce computer is the best machine on the market for autocad and other engineering programs